THE WAVE
An Immersive and Sensory Exchange
The installation, The Wave: an Immersive Sensory Exchange synthesizes the human experience of Lake George with aspects of the lake derived from the sensor networks of the Jefferson Project. Video and audio field recordings are overlain with data visualization and sonification to produce a hybrid sensory experience fusing the scientific and experiential aspects of the lake.The wave is a hybrid experience from human and technological sensing.
The Wave is the result of collaboration between the School of Architecture and the Art Department of the School of Art, Humanities and Social Sciences at Rensselaer. Since the 1990s, the Jaffe Family has periodically funded collaborations between an architectural design studio and a course within the Arts, who, together with an invited artist, Andrea Polli, to work together to develop an installation or performance. Chris ‘49 and Marcia Paris Jaffe Program in Art, Music, and Architecture has funded this installation.
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In keeping with Art_x @ Rensselaer, a teaching and learning initiative designed to help Rensselaer students discover the connections that exist between art, science, and technology; the team has included scientists in the project. This year, they have collaborated with Prof. Rick Relyea, Director of the Jefferson Project to use data streams from the extensive sensor networks to develop the sonifications and visualizations.
WHEN IS THE EVENT?
December 12th 2018
@ EMPAC 7pm
THE PERFORMANCE
DATA VISUALIZATION
The Darrin freshwater Institute has provided years worth of data from the tributary stations. Using various kinds of data, visualizations will be presented that show the changes in Lake George.
VIDEO / AUDIO CONTENT
The visual and sound qualities grounding Lake George are compelling. Video content was collected documenting the sky, land, and water. Interviews were also conducted with vistors, locals, and the Darrin Freshwater Institute scientists for the full experience.
DATA SONIFCATION
Rob Hamilton's class has developed various sonifications from data provided by the Darrin Freshwater institute. These sonifications allow for an immersive experience into the data derived from Lake George.
